One way to write Patrick in kanji — with meanings you choose yourself, in the Japanese ateji (当て字) tradition.
Patrick sounds like pa · to · ri · ku in Japanese. Matching each sound to a kanji gives 波斗莉久 — one of 108 possible kanji spellings of Patrick. Every character below shares the sound but carries a different meaning, so the final choice is yours.
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| Sound | Kanji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pa | 波 | wave |
| to | 斗 | Big Dipper |
| ri | 莉 | jasmine |
| ku | 久 | everlasting |
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“pa” — 3 kanji to choose from
“to” — 3 kanji to choose from
“ri” — 4 kanji to choose from
“ku” — 3 kanji to choose from
波斗莉久 makes striking vertical calligraphy — a popular choice for a kanji name tattoo, a personalised Japanese name gift, or framed wall art. Because you can read this page, you (and your tattoo artist) know exactly what each character means — no mystery kanji.
There is no single official kanji for Patrick. This is one sound-based ateji (当て字) option: 波斗莉久, read "pa-to-ri-ku", with the meanings "wave · Big Dipper · jasmine · everlasting". You can swap a character for another with the same sound: Patrick has 108 possible kanji spellings in this generator.
Yes — 波斗莉久 is a phonetic ateji spelling of Patrick, and each character's meaning is listed on this page, so you know exactly what your tattoo says. For stroke-accurate line work, generate the free art below and bring the high-resolution version to your artist.
Character by character, 波斗莉久 reads 波 ("wave", read "pa"), 斗 ("Big Dipper", read "to"), 莉 ("jasmine", read "ri"), 久 ("everlasting", read "ku"). Together they sound like "Patrick" while carrying the meanings wave · Big Dipper · jasmine · everlasting.